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Origin of piston engine
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby piston engine
pistol grip, pistol-handle knife, pistology, pistol-whip, piston, piston engine, piston pin, piston ring, piston rod, piston slap, pistou
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How to use piston engine in a sentence
The very earliest cylinder and piston engine was suggested by Denis Papin in 1690.
Steam Steel and Electricity|James W. Steele